Multiple filing spindle



Sept. 17,1946. AQHgYOUNGSTROM 2 7,7

MULTIPLE FILING SPINDLE Filed March 3, 1944 Patented Sept. 17, 1946UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE MULTIPLE FILING SPIN DLE Axel H. Youngstrom,Minneapolis, Minn.

Application March 3, 1944, Serial No. 524,869

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to a multiple filing spindle for temporarilyfiling checks and other papers.

It is a general object of the invention to provide a multiple filingspindle unit which includes a pair of connected and relatively movablespindle base elements each having a substantially vertical filingspindle extending upwardly therefrom and wherein the base elements andspindles when separated from each other provide a pair of separatefiling spindles, but when the bases and spindle elements are movedtogether they comprise a single base and spindle unit.

Another object of the invention is to provide a conventional base andspindle extending upwardly therefrom and a composite spindle unitmovably secured thereto wherein said composite unit can be manipulatedto provide a single spindle or a double spindle with two spindleelements spaced from each other.

These and other objects and advantages of the invention will more fullyappear from the following description made in connection with theaccompanying drawing, wherein like reference characters refer to thesame parts throughout the views, and in which:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of an embodiment of the invention with a portionbroken away and with an alternate position thereof in dotted lines;

Fig. 2 is a side view of the device with a portion of one of the basesbroken away;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged transverse section taken approximately on the line3-3 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 4 is an enlarged transverse section taken approximately on the line44 of Fig. 2.

In the drawing, at the right hand portions of Figures 1 and 2 is shown aone-piece spindle base 5 having a perpendicular spindle rod 6 extendingvertically therefrom, the lower end of the spindle 6 being threaded intothe base 5 as indicated at 1.

Pivotally mounted upon the spindle 6 are laterally extending arms 8 and9 which are held adjacent the base 5 by means of a nut 10 on the spindle6. The rod 8, as best shown in Fig. 3, is of channel formation with anopen side and the rod 9 is relatively thin and fiat and adapted to swinginto the channel shaped arm or rod 8. The rod 9 is provided with adimple ll adapted to receive a projection I2 struck inwardly on theouter channel shaped rod 8. Thus the two rods are yieldingly heldtogether against relative swinging movement about the spindle 6.

Secured to the left hand end of the rod 8 as by rivets I3 is asubstantially semi-circular spin.

dle base element l4, and a similar complementary base element I5 issecured to the left hand end of the rod 9. The pivoted rods 8 and '9 andtheir complementary base portions 24 and I5 areso arranged that when thetwo rods are swung together as in the full line position of Figure 1 thestraight sides of the semi-circular base elements l4 and i5 will contacteach other. Midway of the straight sides or edges of the complementarybase elements l4 and ii are complementary spindle elements Iii and H.The semicircular cross sectional shape of each of the spindle elementsIt and I! and their location relative to the complementary base membersl4 and i5 permit them to lie closely adjacent each other with theirstraight sides in contact so that when the arms 8 and 9 and baseelements I4 and i5 are swung together the spindle members It and llprovide in effect a single spindle unit.

When the device is swung to the full line position of Figure 1 theentire structure provides a spindle 6 and a second spindle made up ofthe complementary spindle portions IE5 and ll. However, if an additionalspindle is needed the arms 8 and 9 and base elements l4 and It can beswung away from each other, the complementary spindle members 16 and I1thereby being separated from each other so that a three-spindle unit isprovided.

The device is of relatively simple construction and of compact form.When it is used as a double spindle unit there is no unused thirdspindle present which might otherwise get in ones way or be a source ofpossible danger to the person using the spindles since an unused spindleadjacent the others might be forgotten while the tion.

What I claim is: In a filing spindle, a first base element having aspindle extending upwardly therefrom, a pair of complementary baseelements each having a.

spindle extending upwardly therefrom, and laterally interfitting barspivotally connecting said first base element respectively with saidcomplementary base elements.

AXEL H. YOUNGSTROM.

